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Amazon helped police carry out a sting called 'Operation Safe Porch,' according to a new report that cites emails between Amazon and the Hayward, California police department.

The tech giant helped the Hayward, California police department carry out a sting, called"Operation Safe Porch," that involved planting Amazon-branded"bait" packages on porches last fall that were rigged with GPS tracking devices, Motherboard reported.

The report cites emails between Amazon's"national package theft team" and the Hayward Police Department, which reveal details of the program. Amazon provided the police department with boxes, tape, and lithium ion stickers for the sting, according to the emails.

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